femto-

English

Etymology

From Danish femten (fifteen), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.

Prefix

SI prefix
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femto-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15 (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth). Symbol: f.
    Antonym: peta-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with femto-

Translations

Czech

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto- (SI prefix for 10-15)

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with femto-

Further reading

  • femto- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Danish

Etymology

Created in 1962, by the Danish physicist Henning Højgaard Jensen (1918–2001), from the number femten (fifteen).

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto- (SI prefix for 10-15)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English femto-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfemto-/, [ˈfe̞mt̪o̞-]

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with femto-

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with femto-

Indonesian

Etymology

From English femto-, from Danish femten (fifteen), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛmto]
  • Hyphenation: fém‧to

Prefix

fémto

  1. femto-: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15. Symbol: f.

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with femto- not found

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with femto-

Polish

Etymology

From Danish femten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛm.tɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmtɔ
  • Syllabification: fem‧to

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-
    femto- + metrfemtometr

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with femto- not found

Further reading

  • femto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-
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